19V347000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
If the tailgate opens while the vehicle is being driven, cargo may fall out the vehicle and create a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
2014 RAM 2500
14 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 483 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns14
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints483
Complaints citing a crash19
Complaints citing a fire8
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 14
19V021000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
A drag link separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of crash.
18V332000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
17V824000
EQUIPMENT
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
17V821000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
17V562000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
The leaking water pump can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.
What owners report most
- 86STEERING
- 61ENGINE
- 59POWER TRAIN
- 40ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 36SUSPENSION
- 31VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 26UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 25FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 RAM 2500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.